Please could you whip up sillicone as much as you can to add as many bubbles as possible, make a cube mould with it, resin the cube and see how bubbly the outside of the cube is?
I think y’all should repurpose the reptile/ “resin” heating pads to be for Joob! Maybe adding it to the catio or making her a new little indoor hideout would be nice!
I have one for my senior cat. When she sleeps on it she jumps around chasing her toys like a kitten. When doesn't (because we don't sleep where human wants us to, out of principle) she climbs onto the sofa like a pregnant raccoon.
@@EvanAndKatelyn2 If you do, consider adding thermostat, the heat mat ones are cheap. You would probably not want to risk burning Joob or cause a fire 😅
If you do this definitely use a thermostat I wouldn't even trust these with reptiles without a thermostat though with this style you can safely but a thin but comfy bed on top
i mean, if i had a date with katelyn, id be happy to see her (NOT LIKETHAT). lolol tbh idk who im more jelly of. they both found the person they adore AND get to just have fun together for a living they truly hit the jackpot :')
I worked with resin for the first time this year - I had some repairs I needed to do on my snowboard and an epoxy resin glue was the recommended material. Thanks to you guys I knew I needed to ventilate the room I was working in, wear gloves, I knew what it means when the resin started to get warm... Thanks guys, cause the glue instructions didn't tell me ANY of that.
that's crazy that they didn't say anithyng about gloves and ventilation... drugstore hair dye has these precautions and it's roughly the same level of danger if not less
@@juliashirokova8374 yeah idk, I even opened the packaging up and looked for extra instructions and there were none. I'm in europe so we might have different rules around this, but... Idk. The danger is still there no matter what the law says, so i think they should write the precautions you need to take on the packaging.
What you saw as "bubbles" or pucker on the first two looks more like amine blush, which is resin not curing properly, either from not being mixed enough or not getting warm enough. On that note, the lizard/heat mats are great not for curing speed, but if you live in a cooler climate and your resin doesn't cure or gets amine blush (me in a cold Canadian basement). Especially for thin cures like bookmarks, my heat mat really prevents sticky patches or amine blush :)
Normally when mixing by hand, if you go fast, you are 'scooping' air in, with the 'screwdriver' you can hold it in the resin without introducing extra air into the mix
Part of the problem is actually the wooden popsicle stick. Wood is porous and releases air into the mix as you stir and the resin penetrates the stick. Plastic or silicone stir sticks are better because of that. Silicone wins due to ease of cleaning. 😁👍
When they held it near the surface pulling air down into it I knew it would have the most bubbles. At that point you're just whisking it and couldn't be adding more bubbles if you tried
Not just that, but a lot of additives add bubbles too, I kinda wish one of the test ones had been with powder pigment or glitter to see if it REALLY mixed.
I keep reptiles and can confirm most heat mats are basically the same, lots of us have used the seed germination heat mats as well. Cracked me up that you noticed that!
@Totally not an internet troll I'd strongly recommend a thermostat, or at least a rheostat. Stuff happens. Also, probably not safe - fire risk - to over-insulate electrical equipment, even that which gets hot. (It's not meant to get _that_ hot.)
Not only that, but the simple "reptile" temperature controllers they sell for $24 are the exact same circuit as a $2 lamp dimmer. The ones without a temperature probe, just a simple knob.
25:39 seeing Evan wanting to eat the blue test cube made me realize that you guys should totally try making Turkish delights! It’s resin-adjacent, tasty, and super interesting to watch!
I laughed so hard at your surprise when the stir stick made a difference in the "cement mixer." I bake a lot, and the beaters in the mixer are pretty important lol.
I personally use an electric resin mixer that is similar to the blue one, but it has a smaller set of paddles and is great for someone like me with chronic pain, has made mixing resin so much easier and I have found that it allows me to be able to do more since I am not causing myself extra pain by mixing various volumes of resin at once.
i know the goal is to avoid having bubbles, but i still think it could be neat to plan some projects where bubbles being in the resin is an intended feature. could be neat!
Yay I love that you guys tested all of these! and I think it's hilarious that some of these products are just repackaged for resin 😂 ngl I do have the resin heating mat though! I do have to say I have the screwdriver mixing thing on my wishlist. I have carpal tunnel pretty bad and anything to speed up or hands-free mixing would be a great benefit for me.
I actually bought the "mad scientist" mixer for polishing dice after watching this! People usually recommend mini pottery wheels but they're way expensive and usually not that strong. I hope it works for that, the motor seems way stronger.
I have been using Total Boat for 2 years because of you guys lol. It never matters the dexterity of mixing speed that I use, EVER. It always always always leaves that "hair like" residue "bubble" (they are absolutely not bubbles) on smaller molds. I can mix slow and not as thorough with bigger molds and never have that string looking crap on top. Yet cheaper resin no matter how it is mixed, never does that? Interesting. Love your channel!!
5:57 this is so wholesome. They have the only sponsored ads I actually watch because they are just absolute gems Also the ‘reptile’ mat reaching 128f goes to show how important thermostats are in reptile keeping to not burn your animal (and a good temp gun to make sure everything is working and at the right temperature) Edit: also when looking at Amazon reviews I never trust the star rating and instead immediately look at the worst reviews because I want to see the worst case/any individual defects that I might receive.
i feel like a second test with pigment in the resin for the mixers would’ve really shown if they were truly mixed thoroughly. love the vid you guys. i get so much joy from watching your videos. you even inspired me to make my own cat tree a few years ago!! still standing strong today!!
I feel like depending on the time it needs in the pressure chamber the fastest most efficent method would be the screwdriver mixer -> pressure chamber -> heating pad, or cement mixer -> wait 30mins for bubbles -> heating pad
I absolutely love you two. I thought nobody could match the love and fun of me and my husband...and the curiosity / testing / proving & disproving....you give me faith in fun and science as a couple. Way to go. Please keep at this, I've been watching you for years and I want to watch you for more years!
the video WAS more than i was hoping for! i was expecting a fairly unedited low effort video becasue this is the second channel but was pleasantly surprised to see katelyn really went all in with the editing.
I think Katelyn does still edit some videos, but most of them are done by an editing team now. Mostly former (or still current) gaming channel editors. But they've done a good job following Katelyn's original vibe so it's usually hard to tell who did which videos. Regardless this one was hilariously edited!
The re-packaging of items for craft-specific marketing is a tale as old as time. In the ceramics community we tend to make a lot of our own tools since a lot of them can be found in a kitchen or easily made (like you can buy a metal scraper from a ceramics shop or you can use an old credit card cut to whatever shape you prefer.)
Evan, the tiny pocket used to be for you to securely attach your pocket watch to! Jeans are much older than we tend to think, and they haven’t changed, much as far as garments go
When I need a big output for resin casting (lots of molded items,fast) I mix my resin, add color and then microwave it for like 5-10 seconds (it heats up REALLY fast), then pour it. The heat promotes curing and it goes of, ready for demolding in about a quarter of the time plus the resin gets really thin and thus the bubbles rise to the surface faster and easier. Perfect for closed intricate molds with fine details. Some molds might need vibration or tapping right after filling to release bubbles clinging to the surface. So, try my hack and microwave your resin.
Secondary use for the cement mixer is put your nail polish bottles in it. Rolling your bottles instead of shaking makes less bubbles. You could also use it to coat things with other things for embeds maybe? Like if you got your plastic beans and wanted them to be iridescent or glitter coated, just spray those in a little bit of glue and toss them in there with the coating and whabam you have sparkly beans.
I have a resin heating mat that came with a little tent to trap the heat and I hecking love that thing! I keep my apartment fairly cold, so I used to have to wait multiple days before I could de-mold things even 1/8" thick, but with the mat, I can cure 3/8" in 3-4 hours. Absolutely worth it. If I need to avoid bubbles, I'll let it sit for a while, but that thing is a game changer.
Ha, i've used a reptile heat pad to make a hotbox for an epoxy pour i had to pour outside during winter. It worked good enough to keep the ambient temp within manufacturers guidelines.
Those reptile heat pads are pretty good at holding even and high temperatures and if you really want to go for it you can get thermostats to make sure it doesn't go above a certain temperature
It's also worth considering regarding the curing mats that you appear to have the resin in silicon molds. Silicon is a fantastic insulator, to the point of being used as oven mitts. So that mat is having to completely heat the silicon before it starts to affect the resin.
9:22 I have one similar to this one and I found that you need to turn the spoon or stick sideways so there is more friction or catches the resin more. I love mine.
The amount that fits inside the cement mixer looks to be about the right amount or almost the right amount to fill up a set of tabletop dice. I wonder if they made it that small amount with projects such as custom keys or dice in mind.
The resin mixer - keep blades submerged in resin. You still need to scrap sides unless you have the flexible blades. AND messy crafters, like myself, don't want resin drops on our nice drills
i think the weight of the stir rod for the cement mixer one is supposed to go outside of the cup? could be wrong but it does look the rod itself is the perfect length to reach the bottom of the cup while the weight rests/balances on the lip, and it would therefore stay in place while the mixer is going, rather than rolling with it. although tbf, it does seem to work just fine the way y'all did it
Put the spatula from the drill in the holder on the turn table. Also. put that in before you pour the resin in. Or make sure it's as low as possible while mixing. pls.
I remember saving heating mat for resin about a year ago and it’s still in my Amazon list. This video helped me to understand whether it’s worth buying or not. Personally, it might not be worth it. I use 24-hour type (cheaper and less toxic), so heating mat won’t make much difference to me
it be really cool if they made a GIANT EK or Jube mold, and every time they have left over resin, they add a tiny bit to it. then in like 12 months when it's full of excess resin from projects you get a crazy mixed up thing of extra colors. or even like randomly put the hearts and squares used for testing. like and maybe they'll see this probably flawed idea lol
The science bracket is for holding test tubes and maybe a few other other similar sized equipment for chemistry labs (ie a probe in a solution for a prolonged period where you want consistent placement, and a test tube in a flame
Dear Evan and Katelyn, I absolutely loved this video! Your creativity and humor always make for such an entertaining watch. Testing out these weird resin mixing tools from Amazon was such a fun idea, and I was genuinely surprised by how well some of them worked! The electric resin mixer was definitely my favorite, and it was so satisfying to see how quickly and evenly it mixed the resin. The other tools were also really helpful and made the resin mixing process much easier. Overall, I thought this was a great video that showcased some really interesting and useful products for anyone who works with resin. Thank you for always bringing such fun and engaging content to your channel. I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
I think what you could do or test is manufacturing some kind of chuck for the cement mixer that could also hold paint bottles of different diameters. I saw people use lab vortex shakers to shake acrylic paint, but I wonder if using a dropper bottle with a stainless steel ball bearing inside with this style of rotary mixer would be as effective.
Something really cool, We live in a colder part of the world, so, to ensure our resin always cures, We attached a lizard tank pad to the outsided and then just put the box the pressure pot came in back over it. Totally solved all issues we had with temps. and its cheap/easy
I have a heat mat for my resin projects. Mine cures to demoldable in about 3 hours. And it's normally 12 hours. So it's great if you wanna do multiple pours or multiple layers in a day.
So I have the "cement mixer" and I like it very much as a person with chronic pain, my hand get so tired mixing resin the traditional way. With the cement mixer it helps to hold a popsicle stick or a silicone stick in it to help mix it and what I do when I need to mix more resin, I tilt it up by placing it on some wedges and use a bigger plastic cup that still has a narrow bottom. Hope this helps with your giant one or if you want to continue using lil boi.
If you want to talk about just repackaging a product. A while back I opened an American Beauty resistance soldering unit that sells for $400-$500. Inside were 2 parts - a $2.00 hardware store lamp dimmer and a $16 transformer (like 3V, 10A) and that was it. The lamp dimmer is wired to the 120v input on the transformer and the soldering tips come straight off the transformer secondary. Build your own for $20 and save $480.
Might get one of those mats to put under my pressure chamber as my garage is pretty cold and resin takes ages to cure. Obviously run lower pressure to allow for expansion but reckon it’d help. Also want to see you build a mega cement mixer, that can handle at least what your biggest pour to date is 😀
Very interesting to see the sheer difference ion the amount of bubbles between the "control" & the "heating pad" moulds. Just a thought : What if you used the vacuum chamber to remove the bubbles BEFORE pouring & THEN use the heating pad ? Would you still get as many bubbles ? Are the bubbles a product of the curing process ?
I would say that the bubbles in the resin that was cured on the heat pads are likely water vapor from the moisture absorbed by the 2 parts of resin. Curing resin is an exothermic reaction meaning that it gives off heat, and because hot resin cures faster, you can have a runaway reaction. The excess resin that I sometimes have after repairing a surfboard has gotten so hot that it starts releasing visible steam and has even melted the container it was curing in.
I don't know that much about resin but everyone knows you can literally pour it and torch it so that you instantly get rid of the bubbles , so at a small scale you can just buy a small torch lighter and in a split second torch the bubbles away so that it is not even an issue.
It's possible that the cup got knocked off more easily when it was empty bc there wasn't any weight on it. The downward force pushes the cup into more contact with the sticky plate, so it like, holds better, maybe?
Ill bet you could use the cement mixer as a tumbler turner too, you just need to adjust it a bit. The spatula contraption was downright ridiculous! I hate that re-packaging and charging an arm & a leg for it passionately, I keep finding these things all the time.
The little metal mixer can be gotten at hobby lobby for $25. They do sell the metal mixer replacements, but if you wipe it off with a baby wipe directly after it stays pretty much like new. And it perfect for jewelry and small pours. It means I can mix a batch while I am pouring the one before.
OMG I love your shirt, Katelyn. I liked a shirt you wore in a candle making video about cats too. Those masks are cute too, but where do the black tubes go?
"If you're a resin crafter, and you wanna cure it faster, get Lizard Mat! If you don't have no troubles, when your resin's full of bubbles, you'll LOVE Lizard Mat! It's fast, it's easy, it's FLAT!! Don't miss out, buy new faster-curing Lizard Mat today!!!! (Was $19, now at a new low, low price of 40 bucks. Do not mix lizards with resin.)"
man i love you guys so much, you never fail to put a huuge smile on my face, either through just being you (silly geese) or by the incredible editing !! thank you Evan and Katelyn ❤
I think for thin casts or doming the heat should actually help the bubbles rise to the surface. Maybe best with UV resin tho so the heat doesn't trigger the curing. You could also use like a cup warmer, candle warmer, or one of those plant thingies.
You should try making damascus resin by letting it cure partially and twist them together, then cast them again in another color or clear to fill any gaps, then form into something.
Can’t believe Ridge let us make that joke in our ad. To support them (and us!) check out a minimal Ridge wallet at ridge.com/evanandkatelyn
QQA!
Can you make resin Lego and build something with it
Please could you whip up sillicone as much as you can to add as many bubbles as possible, make a cube mould with it, resin the cube and see how bubbly the outside of the cube is?
*GIVE JUUB THE LIZARD MAT!!*
You have the best adds ever….*me seriously thinking about buying everything you promote*
I foresee a giant resin cement mixer in the future of the main channel... Can't wait! 😂
would LOVE that honestly
Just attach a 5 gallon bucket to one of your pottery wheels, tilted 45 degrees
@@EvanAndKatelyn2 me too :D
i think if you use a different shaped bucket, with sides that tilt in then you can fill it with more resin without it spilling
Jodie and Key commenting on E&K? My german heart loves the internationality 😊❤
It's so funny how Katelyn is like "I don't want to be dangerous" but they literally made a 1000 wick candle just last video lol
haha! you got me there
Your saying facts 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Danger is a relative term 😂
danger quota has been met
I think y’all should repurpose the reptile/ “resin” heating pads to be for Joob! Maybe adding it to the catio or making her a new little indoor hideout would be nice!
I have one for my senior cat. When she sleeps on it she jumps around chasing her toys like a kitten. When doesn't (because we don't sleep where human wants us to, out of principle) she climbs onto the sofa like a pregnant raccoon.
omg she might like it!
@@EvanAndKatelyn2 If you do, consider adding thermostat, the heat mat ones are cheap. You would probably not want to risk burning Joob or cause a fire 😅
If you do this definitely use a thermostat I wouldn't even trust these with reptiles without a thermostat though with this style you can safely but a thin but comfy bed on top
@@EvanAndKatelyn2 definitely needs a thermostat or joob is going to be 128 degrees
“Is that a really big wallet in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?” - Katelyn
Also Katelyn- “we’re not that kinda channel” 😆
i mean, if i had a date with katelyn, id be happy to see her (NOT LIKETHAT). lolol
tbh idk who im more jelly of. they both found the person they adore AND get to just have fun together for a living
they truly hit the jackpot :')
@@pvic6959 "idk who i'm more jelly of" is the bisexual anthem
@@pvic6959 I’m feeling unbelievably single now and 🥲💔
22:56 Hey, I thought this was a family show?
Let's not forget about "you're squishing my cheeks together" literally 5 seconds into the video haha
I worked with resin for the first time this year - I had some repairs I needed to do on my snowboard and an epoxy resin glue was the recommended material. Thanks to you guys I knew I needed to ventilate the room I was working in, wear gloves, I knew what it means when the resin started to get warm... Thanks guys, cause the glue instructions didn't tell me ANY of that.
that's crazy that they didn't say anithyng about gloves and ventilation... drugstore hair dye has these precautions and it's roughly the same level of danger if not less
@@juliashirokova8374 yeah, resin is way more dangerous
@@juliashirokova8374 yeah idk, I even opened the packaging up and looked for extra instructions and there were none.
I'm in europe so we might have different rules around this, but... Idk. The danger is still there no matter what the law says, so i think they should write the precautions you need to take on the packaging.
@@MissySimpleM I'm not in america either
What you saw as "bubbles" or pucker on the first two looks more like amine blush, which is resin not curing properly, either from not being mixed enough or not getting warm enough. On that note, the lizard/heat mats are great not for curing speed, but if you live in a cooler climate and your resin doesn't cure or gets amine blush (me in a cold Canadian basement). Especially for thin cures like bookmarks, my heat mat really prevents sticky patches or amine blush :)
I thought Canada doesn’t have basements? Or maybe that’s Florida, idk, what’s the difference?
I kept reading that as “anime blush” and thought that was like a slang resiners term for it or something 😂😂
@@zingleberrie my thoughts exactly like is it the linear red blushy thing that happens what is this lsksskks
Normally when mixing by hand, if you go fast, you are 'scooping' air in, with the 'screwdriver' you can hold it in the resin without introducing extra air into the mix
Yep great explanation
Part of the problem is actually the wooden popsicle stick. Wood is porous and releases air into the mix as you stir and the resin penetrates the stick. Plastic or silicone stir sticks are better because of that. Silicone wins due to ease of cleaning. 😁👍
When they held it near the surface pulling air down into it I knew it would have the most bubbles. At that point you're just whisking it and couldn't be adding more bubbles if you tried
Ohhhhh interesting
Not just that, but a lot of additives add bubbles too, I kinda wish one of the test ones had been with powder pigment or glitter to see if it REALLY mixed.
I keep reptiles and can confirm most heat mats are basically the same, lots of us have used the seed germination heat mats as well. Cracked me up that you noticed that!
Same here! Made my day to see they found reptile heat mats!
_Literally_ the exact same product, no changes, same sticker... I lol'd.
Heat tape is amazing stuff.
@Totally not an internet troll I'd strongly recommend a thermostat, or at least a rheostat. Stuff happens. Also, probably not safe - fire risk - to over-insulate electrical equipment, even that which gets hot. (It's not meant to get _that_ hot.)
Not only that, but the simple "reptile" temperature controllers they sell for $24 are the exact same circuit as a $2 lamp dimmer. The ones without a temperature probe, just a simple knob.
25:39 seeing Evan wanting to eat the blue test cube made me realize that you guys should totally try making Turkish delights! It’s resin-adjacent, tasty, and super interesting to watch!
I've seen those before, it would definitely be fun to watch them make it!
But is it worth betraying your whole family for?
I want it
You guys should make a resin toilet seat with BEANS inside!
Also I just tried your broccoli recipe and it was so good
Beans in? Beans out.
PLEASE. The world needs a bean loo.
i was sure they already did but then i looked it up and they DIDN'T and i think it's a CRIME?????
Where is this broccoli recipe👀
@@daniellerose2871 they made a video on it
It’s on their main RUclips channel
Now I need to see them make stuff out of edible glass/sugar just so they can finally make things that they can eat and look pretty.
Evan and Katelyn just know how to make everyone’s day by just causing chaos!!❤(mostly Evan causing the chaos)
I like to thinking it as Evan causes the chaos & Kaitlyn contains/ wrangles it
Evan creates the chaos but Katelyn panics about it. Evans just embraced it by now😌😂
Evan is such a nerd, and god I love him for it!❤😂❤
Fixed my crummy day. Cheers, E&K (and cheers fellow sad frens)
I laughed so hard at your surprise when the stir stick made a difference in the "cement mixer." I bake a lot, and the beaters in the mixer are pretty important lol.
Katelyn edits these videos right? There needs to be more credit for how well y'alls vids are edited and the humor used in the editing. Great stuff
I love your scientific method of testing these impulsive purchases. I’m impulsive like Evan but also roast products just like Katelyn
You guys should have a big weird mold that you pour in your extra resin. It could be collected and filled over time.
I have a large plastic beaker to dump excess resin in. Once it's full I cut it at a random angle and use it like Fordite.
I wonder if you poured in the center every time, if it'd gradually build up slightly more there faster and turn into an inverted funnel shape
I personally use an electric resin mixer that is similar to the blue one, but it has a smaller set of paddles and is great for someone like me with chronic pain, has made mixing resin so much easier and I have found that it allows me to be able to do more since I am not causing myself extra pain by mixing various volumes of resin at once.
i know the goal is to avoid having bubbles, but i still think it could be neat to plan some projects where bubbles being in the resin is an intended feature. could be neat!
Yay I love that you guys tested all of these! and I think it's hilarious that some of these products are just repackaged for resin 😂 ngl I do have the resin heating mat though!
I do have to say I have the screwdriver mixing thing on my wishlist. I have carpal tunnel pretty bad and anything to speed up or hands-free mixing would be a great benefit for me.
I actually bought the "mad scientist" mixer for polishing dice after watching this! People usually recommend mini pottery wheels but they're way expensive and usually not that strong. I hope it works for that, the motor seems way stronger.
You guys should do a full resin guide telling us all the stuff you’ve learned over the years
That's actually a pretty good idea
I wish I could forget all of your videos so I could discover, binge, and enjoy them all over again 😭❤🧡💛💚💙💜
You can have my "intermittent retro/anterograde amnesia" if you want. Hah. Aw.
But cheers, I like the heart rainbow. 🌈💗
Can confirm the cement mixer is great with resin. Have been using it this week for tumblers. Works great!
I have been using Total Boat for 2 years because of you guys lol. It never matters the dexterity of mixing speed that I use, EVER. It always always always leaves that "hair like" residue "bubble" (they are absolutely not bubbles) on smaller molds. I can mix slow and not as thorough with bigger molds and never have that string looking crap on top. Yet cheaper resin no matter how it is mixed, never does that? Interesting. Love your channel!!
5:57 this is so wholesome. They have the only sponsored ads I actually watch because they are just absolute gems
Also the ‘reptile’ mat reaching 128f goes to show how important thermostats are in reptile keeping to not burn your animal (and a good temp gun to make sure everything is working and at the right temperature)
Edit: also when looking at Amazon reviews I never trust the star rating and instead immediately look at the worst reviews because I want to see the worst case/any individual defects that I might receive.
i feel like a second test with pigment in the resin for the mixers would’ve really shown if they were truly mixed thoroughly. love the vid you guys. i get so much joy from watching your videos. you even inspired me to make my own cat tree a few years ago!! still standing strong today!!
I feel like depending on the time it needs in the pressure chamber the fastest most efficent method would be the screwdriver mixer -> pressure chamber -> heating pad, or cement mixer -> wait 30mins for bubbles -> heating pad
I absolutely love you two. I thought nobody could match the love and fun of me and my husband...and the curiosity / testing / proving & disproving....you give me faith in fun and science as a couple. Way to go. Please keep at this, I've been watching you for years and I want to watch you for more years!
For the standing mixing thing: it could be useful to keep the resin moving if you’re not going to pour it straight away.
To Katelyn, or whoever edited this, you did tooooo damn good !! I was laughing my ass off the whole time TωT
Editor definitely brought their a-game for this one, it was hilarious start to finish 😄
the video WAS more than i was hoping for! i was expecting a fairly unedited low effort video becasue this is the second channel but was pleasantly surprised to see katelyn really went all in with the editing.
I think Katelyn does still edit some videos, but most of them are done by an editing team now. Mostly former (or still current) gaming channel editors. But they've done a good job following Katelyn's original vibe so it's usually hard to tell who did which videos. Regardless this one was hilariously edited!
The re-packaging of items for craft-specific marketing is a tale as old as time. In the ceramics community we tend to make a lot of our own tools since a lot of them can be found in a kitchen or easily made (like you can buy a metal scraper from a ceramics shop or you can use an old credit card cut to whatever shape you prefer.)
The editing in this is top tier.
Evan, the tiny pocket used to be for you to securely attach your pocket watch to! Jeans are much older than we tend to think, and they haven’t changed, much as far as garments go
When I need a big output for resin casting (lots of molded items,fast) I mix my resin, add color and then microwave it for like 5-10 seconds (it heats up REALLY fast), then pour it. The heat promotes curing and it goes of, ready for demolding in about a quarter of the time plus the resin gets really thin and thus the bubbles rise to the surface faster and easier. Perfect for closed intricate molds with fine details. Some molds might need vibration or tapping right after filling to release bubbles clinging to the surface. So, try my hack and microwave your resin.
Secondary use for the cement mixer is put your nail polish bottles in it. Rolling your bottles instead of shaking makes less bubbles. You could also use it to coat things with other things for embeds maybe? Like if you got your plastic beans and wanted them to be iridescent or glitter coated, just spray those in a little bit of glue and toss them in there with the coating and whabam you have sparkly beans.
K&K throwing items at us and asking us to go away was such a treat!
E&K lol
how are they so adorable :((
@@pvic6959 indeed
Using a wooden stick to hand mix also adds bubbles. The wood gives it off as well as the mixing itself.
I have a resin heating mat that came with a little tent to trap the heat and I hecking love that thing! I keep my apartment fairly cold, so I used to have to wait multiple days before I could de-mold things even 1/8" thick, but with the mat, I can cure 3/8" in 3-4 hours. Absolutely worth it. If I need to avoid bubbles, I'll let it sit for a while, but that thing is a game changer.
Ha, i've used a reptile heat pad to make a hotbox for an epoxy pour i had to pour outside during winter. It worked good enough to keep the ambient temp within manufacturers guidelines.
Those reptile heat pads are pretty good at holding even and high temperatures and if you really want to go for it you can get thermostats to make sure it doesn't go above a certain temperature
It's also worth considering regarding the curing mats that you appear to have the resin in silicon molds. Silicon is a fantastic insulator, to the point of being used as oven mitts. So that mat is having to completely heat the silicon before it starts to affect the resin.
You guys should put the first stick on the mad scientist machine!
I follow a couple of dice makers who use the tilted mixer thing. They mostly use it to mix color.
You know it’s a good day when E&K uploads a video
"Suitably Impressed" sounds like a perfect response for many things
Really like that lil cement mixer... Your casting is so clear, and without degassing. Gonna try this with some Smooth On 690...
9:22 I have one similar to this one and I found that you need to turn the spoon or stick sideways so there is more friction or catches the resin more. I love mine.
The amount that fits inside the cement mixer looks to be about the right amount or almost the right amount to fill up a set of tabletop dice. I wonder if they made it that small amount with projects such as custom keys or dice in mind.
The resin mixer - keep blades submerged in resin. You still need to scrap sides unless you have the flexible blades.
AND messy crafters, like myself, don't want resin drops on our nice drills
i think the weight of the stir rod for the cement mixer one is supposed to go outside of the cup? could be wrong but it does look the rod itself is the perfect length to reach the bottom of the cup while the weight rests/balances on the lip, and it would therefore stay in place while the mixer is going, rather than rolling with it. although tbf, it does seem to work just fine the way y'all did it
everytime you post it gives me extra excitement
Put the spatula from the drill in the holder on the turn table.
Also. put that in before you pour the resin in. Or make sure it's as low as possible while mixing. pls.
This video has some insane editing. Good job guys!
I remember saving heating mat for resin about a year ago and it’s still in my Amazon list. This video helped me to understand whether it’s worth buying or not. Personally, it might not be worth it. I use 24-hour type (cheaper and less toxic), so heating mat won’t make much difference to me
it be really cool if they made a GIANT EK or Jube mold, and every time they have left over resin, they add a tiny bit to it. then in like 12 months when it's full of excess resin from projects you get a crazy mixed up thing of extra colors. or even like randomly put the hearts and squares used for testing.
like and maybe they'll see this probably flawed idea lol
The science bracket is for holding test tubes and maybe a few other other similar sized equipment for chemistry labs (ie a probe in a solution for a prolonged period where you want consistent placement, and a test tube in a flame
Love the Rosanna Pansino product placement, can tell that's one of her lines of silicone moulds
The nicknames they gave each product cracked me up :D Long live the cement mixer!
Dear Evan and Katelyn,
I absolutely loved this video! Your creativity and humor always make for such an entertaining watch. Testing out these weird resin mixing tools from Amazon was such a fun idea, and I was genuinely surprised by how well some of them worked!
The electric resin mixer was definitely my favorite, and it was so satisfying to see how quickly and evenly it mixed the resin. The other tools were also really helpful and made the resin mixing process much easier.
Overall, I thought this was a great video that showcased some really interesting and useful products for anyone who works with resin. Thank you for always bringing such fun and engaging content to your channel. I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
funfakt i made this in chatgpt :D but anyway i agree
I think what you could do or test is manufacturing some kind of chuck for the cement mixer that could also hold paint bottles of different diameters. I saw people use lab vortex shakers to shake acrylic paint, but I wonder if using a dropper bottle with a stainless steel ball bearing inside with this style of rotary mixer would be as effective.
The mini cement mixer one I use to mix epoxy for fixing/building fishing rods! It does really well at mixing without adding bubbles
My mentor made his out of an old rotisserie from the Thrift store!
The #3 mixer we actually use to mix resin seal where i work. Ours has a bracket to insert 2 popsicle sticks into that goes into the resin.
Something really cool, We live in a colder part of the world, so, to ensure our resin always cures, We attached a lizard tank pad to the outsided and then just put the box the pressure pot came in back over it. Totally solved all issues we had with temps. and its cheap/easy
You guys are so funny ‼️ Always saying the out loud part for us ‼️😻😻😻
04:30 that was pure Evan-Essence, as I like to call it: 🙌 evanescence 🙌 because beauty fades 🫠
The best days are when Evan and Katelyn post ✨
I have a heat mat for my resin projects. Mine cures to demoldable in about 3 hours. And it's normally 12 hours. So it's great if you wanna do multiple pours or multiple layers in a day.
Love to see you find new uses for these products 🤔💡
So I have the "cement mixer" and I like it very much as a person with chronic pain, my hand get so tired mixing resin the traditional way. With the cement mixer it helps to hold a popsicle stick or a silicone stick in it to help mix it and what I do when I need to mix more resin, I tilt it up by placing it on some wedges and use a bigger plastic cup that still has a narrow bottom. Hope this helps with your giant one or if you want to continue using lil boi.
I love the headgear!!!🐱🐱🐱
Katelyn, the fact you put a heat signature lizard in the camera when displaying the mat is sooooo good xD
The editing in the video was really well done.
All of these gadget videos give me life
If you want to talk about just repackaging a product. A while back I opened an American Beauty resistance soldering unit that sells for $400-$500. Inside were 2 parts - a $2.00 hardware store lamp dimmer and a $16 transformer (like 3V, 10A) and that was it. The lamp dimmer is wired to the 120v input on the transformer and the soldering tips come straight off the transformer secondary.
Build your own for $20 and save $480.
Might get one of those mats to put under my pressure chamber as my garage is pretty cold and resin takes ages to cure. Obviously run lower pressure to allow for expansion but reckon it’d help. Also want to see you build a mega cement mixer, that can handle at least what your biggest pour to date is 😀
I designed and printed a mixer the same as the second one you showed 7 years ago. I made it adjustable rpm. It worked really well
The little cubes you used to test the mats it reminds me of turkish delight and I really want some now.
Very interesting to see the sheer difference ion the amount of bubbles between the "control" & the "heating pad" moulds. Just a thought : What if you used the vacuum chamber to remove the bubbles BEFORE pouring & THEN use the heating pad ? Would you still get as many bubbles ? Are the bubbles a product of the curing process ?
I would say that the bubbles in the resin that was cured on the heat pads are likely water vapor from the moisture absorbed by the 2 parts of resin. Curing resin is an exothermic reaction meaning that it gives off heat, and because hot resin cures faster, you can have a runaway reaction. The excess resin that I sometimes have after repairing a surfboard has gotten so hot that it starts releasing visible steam and has even melted the container it was curing in.
So glad I found Evan and Katelyn 2!
I don't know that much about resin but everyone knows you can literally pour it and torch it so that you instantly get rid of the bubbles , so at a small scale you can just buy a small torch lighter and in a split second torch the bubbles away so that it is not even an issue.
I'd LOVE to see E&K do something with all their scrap/ mistake resin pieces
It's possible that the cup got knocked off more easily when it was empty bc there wasn't any weight on it. The downward force pushes the cup into more contact with the sticky plate, so it like, holds better, maybe?
Ill bet you could use the cement mixer as a tumbler turner too, you just need to adjust it a bit. The spatula contraption was downright ridiculous! I hate that re-packaging and charging an arm & a leg for it passionately, I keep finding these things all the time.
Listening to you guys helps me get through my day being productive! You’re better than music for motivation! Ty! 🎉❤
I use the cement mixer type at work and it works great. We soak our weights in ketone between batches so it doesn't build up resin.
It's insane how much evan and katelyn are me and my wife's spirit animals 😂😂😂❤ 🐶🐱
you have to combine the first and second mixer!
Freaking adore you two! This was such a fun adventure with you both.
The little metal mixer can be gotten at hobby lobby for $25. They do sell the metal mixer replacements, but if you wipe it off with a baby wipe directly after it stays pretty much like new. And it perfect for jewelry and small pours. It means I can mix a batch while I am pouring the one before.
The cement mixer would probably bc good for minis, dice and doll customisers. (For lil mods, eyes and accessories)
That does make sense, resin dice really need to be bubble free because of how many small corners there are.
OMG I love your shirt, Katelyn. I liked a shirt you wore in a candle making video about cats too. Those masks are cute too, but where do the black tubes go?
"If you're a resin crafter, and you wanna cure it faster, get Lizard Mat! If you don't have no troubles, when your resin's full of bubbles, you'll LOVE Lizard Mat! It's fast, it's easy, it's FLAT!! Don't miss out, buy new faster-curing Lizard Mat today!!!! (Was $19, now at a new low, low price of 40 bucks. Do not mix lizards with resin.)"
man i love you guys so much, you never fail to put a huuge smile on my face, either through just being you (silly geese) or by the incredible editing !!
thank you Evan and Katelyn ❤
I love that you’re using Ro’s silicon mold. 😍
I think for thin casts or doming the heat should actually help the bubbles rise to the surface. Maybe best with UV resin tho so the heat doesn't trigger the curing. You could also use like a cup warmer, candle warmer, or one of those plant thingies.
Really want to see Evan build a big cement mixer for resin.
You should try making damascus resin by letting it cure partially and twist them together, then cast them again in another color or clear to fill any gaps, then form into something.
Y'all are just so great together, the videos are so much fun to watch